Skardu
Skardu (Urdu: سکردو ) is the divisional capital and largest city of Gilgit Baltistan in Pakistan.
Skardu Media
Map including Skardu (DMA, 1986)
The Manthal Buddha Rock dates from the era when the region's population was Buddhist.
At an average elevation of 4,114 metres (13,497 ft), the nearby Deosai Plains form the world's second highest alpine plain.
Skardu was founded around the year 1500 along the Indus River where it enters a broad valley at its confluence with the Shigar River
Skardu is located near the Baltoro Glacier – one of the world's longest outside a polar region.